Provided to me as a complimentary digital copy by Tyndale, Misery Loves Company is the story of a grieving widow who writes a negative review about her favorite author, only to find herself kidnapped by him in a misguided attempt to "teach her a writing/life lesson." The widow Jules lives a lonely, monotonous life since the murder of her police officer husband. An aspiring author, Jules spends most of her time online blogging about her life and reviewing books. Her online habits make her an easy target for the famous author whose books have been losing their magic since the death of his own wife. Fortunately, the story also reveals another layer with the unsolved mystery surrounding Jules' husband's death.
At first, I had a really hard time getting into Misery Loves Company. It seemed too trivial -- merely focusing on the writing habits of the famous author and the not-yet-famous aspiring author. But about halfway through the book, the suspense and action picked up enough to keep my interest. Misery Loves Company kept my attention and proved entertaining; however, it did not deeply inspire nor deeply move.
